Environmental / Environmental health Rankings
Environmental / environmental health engineers work to help people and the planet. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest degree offered is a doctorate.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,569 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,940
- Setting:
- suburban
Stanford, CA
The sunny campus of Stanford University is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. The private institution stresses a multidisciplinary combination of teaching, learning, and research, and students have many opportunities to get involved in research projects.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,767 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $34,645 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 25,540
- Setting:
- urban
Berkeley, CA
The University of California—Berkeley overlooks the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, Calif. Students at this public school have more than 700 organizations to get involved in, including more than 55 fraternity and sorority chapters.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,652 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,862 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,750
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Institute of Technology was established in 1885 as a public institution. Georgia Institute of Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,558 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $27,700 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 31,540
- Setting:
- urban
Champaign, IL
A public institution, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign was founded in 1867. University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign offers a Greek system, where 21.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 21.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,280 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,935
- Setting:
- urban
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University is a private institution in Baltimore, Md. that offers a wide array of academic programs in the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, and engineering disciplines. The Hopkins Blue Jays men’s lacrosse team is consistently dominant in the NCAA Division I; other sports teams at Hopkins compete at the Division III level.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,794 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $32,506 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 38,420
- Setting:
- urban
Austin, TX
Founded in 1883, University of Texas--Austin is a public institution. University of Texas--Austin follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,732 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,299
- Setting:
- urban
Cambridge, MA
Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,590 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $37,265 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 27,027
- Setting:
- urban
Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor was established in 1817 as a public institution. University of Michigan--Ann Arbor follows a trimester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,541 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 13,935
- Setting:
- rural
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University, a private school in Ithaca, N.Y., started the country’s first colleges for hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Cornell now offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and runs interdisciplinary research centers for nanotechnology, supercomputing, and more.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,396 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,108
- Setting:
- urban
Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon University, a private institution in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the country’s only school founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The school specializes in academic areas including engineering, business, computer science, and fine arts.
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